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1. 151 红EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ The Loquat Tree in the Courtyard院有枇杷树Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 112.9kReads8.9Score11.8k14d adds

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   The road ahead is long and arduous, but I have a beauty in my arms, I reside in the high halls of power, and I roam the world on horseback.

2. 152 恋 Dating Show: My Golden Finger Is the Master of Scumbags 恋综：我的金手指是渣男祖师爷 Tong Beibei童北北Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Tong Nanchen was an editing-channel creator on Earth who made clips of Jiangnan’s most devoted lover and the founding master of scumbags. One morning, he woke to find that he had transmigrated to a parallel world and activated the Scoundrel System. As long as his actions resembled those of the founding master, he would receive rewards. [Money is for women to look at, not for spending on them.], System activated. [When looking at a girl, look at her eyes first. If she isn’t looking at you, then l 12.7kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds

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   After being bound to the "Master of Scumbags" system, I became rich through "tricks" in a dating reality show, but ended up becoming the most doting "affectionate villain" on the entire internet.

3. 153 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 22.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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   It's incredibly good! I love the female lead's personality—decisive, straightforward, and always seeking revenge. One day, she transmigrates and becomes the shrewish old woman in a military compound in the 1970s. No man loves her, no child is close to her, the neighbors despise her… so what! She doesn't care what they think! She's knowledgeable, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building wealth and success is her priority! But… why does this man seem more and more pleasing to the eye? And why is this child kind of cute? Later… she files for divorce, and the man who has always been indifferent to her reddens his eyes, "No divorce! I love you, I've loved you for a long time…!"

4. 154 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: President Shi, Your Wife Is Urging You to Get a Divorce 直播算命：时总，夫人催您去离婚 Nine-Nine One Grain of Millet九九一粒粟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + livestream fortune-telling + wealthy CEO + devoted couple] Love story: A powerful mystic's soul drifted into another world. To stay alive, she had to bind her marriage fate to a man with purple qi. So the first time they met was at the civil affairs bureau. He said, “Marrying you was my grandmother's decision. We have no feelings for each other, so there won't be a wedding, and we won't live together after we marry.” She said, “No problem.” He said, “As agreed, we'll divorce in a 22.6kReads9.2Score3.8k14d adds

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   What?! They got married on their first meeting? A metaphysical master transmigrated to another world and could only survive by meeting a man radiating purple aura. The female lead became a fortune-telling livestreamer. The male lead gradually became attracted to her.

5. 155 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds

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   I would reread all three books after finishing them.

6. 156 不 After Trying to Get Myself Killed Again and Again, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Possessive Second Master 不断作死后，我被偏执二爷宠坏了 Keep It Up, Mang Mang忙忙加油Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Pure Love] [Sweet Romance] [Marriage Before Love] Everyone knows that Second Master Gu is cool, aloof, and refined, and never goes near women. He is an untouchable flower perched high on a mountain. One day, the Gu family held an important meeting, and the biggest names in business took their seats. Second Master Gu, who was never late, was nowhere to be seen. Only after his secretary went to look for him did they see him arrive late, carrying a sobbing girl with red-rimmed eyes. He spoke gentl 7.5kReads9.3Score66714d adds
7. 157 玻 Glass Flame 玻璃焰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted [Born bad x aloof campus belle, coercive romance // university campus] Li Xing was famous throughout Xijing University. Top scorer on the college entrance exam, beautiful, and poor. For someone like her, beauty wasn’t a blessing. It was a sin. Lou Chong was born at the very top of the social pyramid. A privileged family and a face to die for, but an absolute scumbag. These two people had nothing to do with each other, until one day they were seen inside Lou Chong’s Aston Martin, with Li Xing l 60.7kReads9.2Score7k14d adds
8. 158 凶 Esports: The Fierce and Adorable Jungler Gets Teased by Captain Luo Again 【电竞】凶萌打野又被骆队撩了 Kapok Gu木棉蛊Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted Xie Xing had admired Luo Xiu for a long time. That year, his mother somehow ended up moving into the Luo family home with him. There he met Luo Xiu in person, and his admiration only grew stronger from then on. The year Luo Xiu first saw the particularly good-looking child who had arrived at his home, he thought the child’s expression was too cold and his gaze too fierce. Surely the kid really hated him. He couldn’t have been more wrong. One day, GD’s fearsome support player pinned the team’s ne 8kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
9. 159 王 Above the Crown, Quit Gaming and Play My Esports Game Instead 王冠之上，别玩游戏了玩下我电竞 Searching for a Thousand Years寻尽千年Two Male Leads1.7M WordsCompleted [Esports + two male leads + both leads' first love + transmigration + sweet romance] Esports prodigy Li Zeyan was betrayed. After three years of hard work, he narrowly missed out on the championship. Then, by accident, he transmigrated to a parallel world, where he met a group of like-minded teammates who were ready to work toward their dreams! He also found the man who loved him! Jun Yu: “Baby, stop playing games and play with me~” Li Zeyan: “Get away from me! I'm going to win the championship! 5.9kReads9.1Score93814d adds
10. 160 凭 Why Should Latecomers Come Out on Top??? 凭什么后来者居上？？？ Su Zhong宿衷Two Male Leads475k WordsCompleted High-stakes push and pull · Showbiz · Equally matched leads · Face-slapping catharsis · Reuniting after a breakup · Secret identity · Both chaste, happy ending · Main story complete Why Should the Newcomer Come Out on Top? My Ex Is Fighting Tooth and Nail to Win Me Back [A fake obsessive, actually a devoted, doting husband of an attacker × a mad, seemingly innocent but secretly dark, flirtatious long-haired beauty of a recipient] “Have you heard? Jiang Ji, that nobody of an actor, is going on a 6.3kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
11. 161 A AKM: After Falling for the Captain, I Take on Three at Once AKM：和队长恋爱后，我一打三 The Frog Who Loves Potatoes爱吃土豆的呱Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + esports + evenly matched + sweet romance + both leads' first relationship] Shen Qiuci, a top-tier professional game booster, suddenly dies and wakes up inside a book! A decent, honest young man of the modern age, he decides to return to his old line of work, only for the story's big bad to grab him. “I need a mid laner. You're the one.” “What do you mean, I'm the one? We're enemies!” Later, the enemies become teammates, and the teammates become lovers. On the day the global tou 30.5kReads9.3Score4.5k14d adds
12. 162 报 Report, General! The Regent Wants You to Stop Crying 报告将军！摄政王让你别再哭了 Miao Qiqi喵柒柒Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted (Now available as a full-cast audiobook) A cold-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside crybaby general ✘ a cold regent who never forgets a grudge In his previous life, Ji Yechen traveled to the battlefield and fought for thirteen years. He rose from a disgraced prince anyone could trample to a mighty general revered by all. He devoted himself to helping his eldest imperial brother ascend the throne, so his brother would have nothing to worry about. Yet in return, his family and friends were brutally 15.2kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
13. 163 有 Esports: If You’ve Got What It Takes, Don’t Fall for Me [电竞]有本事别喜欢我 Ink Cup墨盏Two Male Leads225k WordsCompleted Chi Gu, hailed as the strongest mage in the entire Salty Fish livestreaming app, never imagined he would lose a match in the Gold tier. His team's support had stuck by the marksman from start to finish, failed to use Smite when killing monsters, died twice to jungle monsters right from the start, and kept stealing farm from all three lanes. He had none of the game sense a support should have. “Our team is 5.4k gold behind.” “Farm first. Don't teamfight.” He sent two signals in a row, then opened 5.1kReads9.3Score73614d adds
14. 164 下 Place an Order and He'll Get Cutesy; The Jungle King's Spirit Will Soar 下单会撒娇，野王魂会飘 Tangtang Doesn't Like Candy糖糖不爱糖Two Male Leads323k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both devoted to each other, esports, sweet romance, professional players, livestreaming, romantic tension] [Hot-tempered little pepper lop-eared rabbit omega VS cool, aloof top jungler Maine Coon alpha] Su Chi is the top jungler on an elite team. Cool and quiet, he always wears an indifferent expression, as though nothing could stir his emotions. That is, until a fiery little lop-eared rabbit appeared. So even an iceberg can melt for someone. The little bunny blushed. “If I pu 1.5kReads8.6Score21514d adds
15. 165 不 Wait, What Kind of Royal Guard Would Dare Bully the Emperor? 不是，谁家暗卫敢欺皇上呀？ Mi Yu Jiu Tian汨语九天Two Male Leads484k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + exclusive 1v1 romance + emperor and bodyguard + emperor switches from top to bottom, bodyguard switches from bottom to top + System + transmigration + sweet romance + light physical angst, no emotional angst! Both leads are powerful!] Two male leads, an emperor and his bodyguard, transmigration, a System, and missions. The emperor switches from top to bottom, while the bodyguard switches from bottom to top. One side couple has a crybaby top and a burly bottom, while another sid 20.8kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
16. 166 救 Help! The Pretty Cannon-Fodder Is Flirting Like Crazy in the Interstellar Age 救命！漂亮炮灰在星际撩疯了 Bai Wu栢无Two Male Leads407k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + interstellar + silly comedy + intense push and pull + two powerhouses + military academy, both romantically inexperienced, affection-starved, socially anxious, secretly goofy troublemaker ✖️ aloof, chaste, strict commander] Shu Ye transmigrates into a melodramatic interstellar romance novel about chasing back an ex. The first thing he sees when he opens his eyes is a pile of trash falling on him. The good news: his original character is the young master of a powerful family on 6.3kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
17. 167 禁 Keep Your Hands Off the Cool Omega Professor! 禁止觊觎清冷Omega教授！ Autumn Sparrow秋雀Two Male Leads404k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Dual Male Leads + Equally Matched + ABO Beast Transformation + Interstellar + Younger Top] [Cool, Abstinent Beauty of an Omega Researcher × Straightforward, Wolfish Alpha Bodyguard] Lu Lin is the Empire’s top pharmaceutical researcher: cool and abstinent, learned and talented, someone to admire from afar but never approach. Because his differentiation into an Omega was delayed, the research base assigned him a personal bodyguard to ensure his safety. On his first day on the job, the 8.2kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
18. 168 小 After Coming Down the Mountain, the Little Hamster Was Kept by the Black Cat Mountain God 小仓鼠下山后，被黑猫山神圈养了 Flowers Bloom Beneath the Clouds云下生花Two Male Leads280k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + mutually exclusive devotion + 1v1 + fluffy sweetness] [Soft, innocent little sunshine hamster × cunning, powerful, double-standard big black cat] After a century of cultivation, little hamster Bai Luo'an sneaks down the mountain to repay the mountain god, hoping to take human form. But... The moment he sees the mountain god, Bai Luo'an turns and bolts, clutching his little bundle. Why did no mouse tell him the mountain god's true form was a cat?! The big black cat dangles the m 1.4kReads9.4Score29514d adds
19. 169 网 The Prankster Who Catfished the Commander Gets Caught in His Own Trap 网骗指挥官后小作精他翻车了 Spicy Wangzi麻辣汪子Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted [EA + Interstellar Military Academy + Cross-Dressing + Sweet Romance + Online Romance Identity Reveal] [Aloof, long-haired, fatherly commander top x spoiled, pampered little troublemaker, a Border Collie bottom] Snow leopard x merle Border Collie Yu Qiushen is the highest-ranking commander in the interstellar fleet, officially affiliated with the First Military Academy. Countless unfortunate students have fallen victim to his ruthless flower-crushing ways, yet plenty still apply to join his comm 14.5kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds
20. 170 弟 My Disciples and Their Daoist Partners Force Their Love on Me, Leaving the Beloved Master with Nowhere to Run 弟子道侣强制爱，万人迷师尊无处 Xia Ziyue夏紫月Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration into a book + mature woman System + power fantasy + cultivation] Xiao Yuanzhi has transmigrated into a book! The bad news: the most dangerous job of all, becoming a master. He's determined to raise his disciples into well-rounded young men with good morals, intelligence, physical fitness, an appreciation for beauty, and practical skills. But his disciples' gazes are growing increasingly strange. Sheng Qingye: "Master, where else do you think you can run?" Jin Xia 5kReads9.3Score83714d adds
21. 171 贴 Cuddles to Stay Alive! The Sickly Beauty Turns a Boy Band into a Battlefield of Love 贴贴续命！病美人爆改男团修罗场 Jiu Xiaoxiao玖潇潇Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + boy band in the entertainment industry + real and fake young masters + a touch of everyone’s favorite + all songs are original] Xie Yugui, the spoiled young master of the Xie family, was parachuted into a boy band thanks to his royal status. Years after debuting, he still had none of the three things a celebrity needed: no breakthrough hit, no work to his name, and no traffic. He’d been dealt a winning hand and played it terribly. When his identity was exposed overnight, “real 866Reads8.9Score15714d adds
22. 172 王 My Lord, This Secret Guard Knows He Was Wrong and Begs to Be Punished 王爷，暗卫知错了，主动求罚 Mu Chenze慕辰泽Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + prince and bodyguard + domineering top and loyal bottom + sweet romance + a little physical angst] A romance between two men: a prince and his young shadow guard. The domineering Prince Jun Yu, the top, versus Ying Mo, his loyal shadow guard, the bottom. In his previous life, Jun Yu spent ten years fighting on the battlefield, devoting himself to supporting his elder brother. He was the renowned Prince of Qin of the Dayan Kingdom, a young hero praised by the people. Yet when h 18.7kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
23. 173 队 Esports: The Captain's Fox Omega Is a Heart-Stealing Assassin 【电竞】队长的狐狸o是偷心刺客 Fish in Creamy Soup奶汤锅子鱼Two Male Leads572k WordsCompleted [Esports + ABO + Animal Ears + Rekindled Romance + Reverse Pursuit and Regret + Lovestruck Top + Extra Sweet + A Little Everyone’s Favorite + 1v1, Both Pure + Strong Leads] A teasing fox assassin omega who seems goofy but is actually scheming, sharp-tongued, and sweet on the outside, dark within (Green Plum Wine) × A gray wolf knight alpha who seems calm and obsessive but is actually clingy, lovesick, catty, and jealous (Honeysuckle) "At Daybreak" is a game that has taken the country by storm. 5.4kReads9.5Score97114d adds
24. 174 钓 The Teasing Senior Brother Is Addicted to Flirting, Trembling as He Begs for a Kiss 钓系师兄上瘾诱撩，颤声求亲亲 Mu Zhai木宅Two Male Leads382k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Rebirth + Seduction Through Cunning + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Dotingly Protective Couple + Pure Love + Both Strong + Younger Male Lead + Each Other's First and Only, 1v1 + Happy Ending] Mu Jianqing had hated his junior fellow disciple, Yun Xianchuan, for three years. He did everything Yun Xianchuan disliked. But he never expected that one day, his junior fellow disciple would die protecting him, leaving no body behind. Given another chance, Mu Jianqing 5.8kReads9.2Score99914d adds
25. 175 队 Captain, Get in There Already! 队长你快上啊！ Four Crescent Moons四弯月Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted [Double male leads + esports + everyone’s favorite + equally strong leads] We were never destined to meet. It’s all because I spent money. What do you do when your partner is obsessed with gaming? Captain Lu, left all alone, corners his team’s mid-laner against the wall. “Choose me or the game?” The mid-laner thinks for a moment. “I’ll pick Han Xin. I’m really good with him.” During the KPL Spring Split, Team Sun suffers a crushing defeat, and its captain, Lu Wenduo, is about to retire due 1.8kReads9.2Score26214d adds
26. 176 我 My Scumbag Emperor Was Reborn 我的渣皇帝重生了 Pear Blossom White zz梨花白zzTwo Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Prince Ning Yin Luanting, whose power dominates the court, falls under the emperor's suspicion. Sick in body and weary in heart, he resigns and leaves the capital, his illness weighing him down. Three years later, the sole guard he took with him gallops into the imperial city bearing Yin Luanting's ashes and keepsake, announcing his death and delivering his final words: Yin Luanting is dead. He has no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty can rest easy. The emperor is overcome with grief. His old 16.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
27. 177 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score83914d adds
28. 178 变 Perverted President Gu Keeps Biting Me, I Want to Run Off With Him and Steal a Kiss 变态顾总又咬我，好想拐走亲一口 Bai Wuzi百无子Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted Two-faced, hypocritical woman X calm, deranged, twisted man [Both virgins + sweet romance + flirtation + push and pull] Ji Xinghui discovered she was the vicious fake heiress in a rebirth novel. She and the second male lead, Gu Xian, were a pair of scumbags who teamed up to ruin the original heroine's reputation, leaving her to die in bitter resentment. Then the reborn heroine would return to humiliate them and take revenge. When Ji Xinghui awakened to the plot, the original heroine hadn't been 8.5kReads9.0Score82314d adds

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    This book is absolutely amazing! The female lead isn't just pretending to be a good person; her true nature is that of a vicious fake heiress. Even though the male lead knows her true colors, what does it matter? He truly loves her!

29. 179 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Runaway Good Disciple of a Lovesick Master 穿书后成了病娇师尊的在逃乖徒 Lin Weixie凛未邪Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted [A genuinely unhinged, not-so-good master x a crafty disciple who bullies the weak] Qin Yu transmigrates into a cultivation power fantasy as a cannon-fodder simp. The System tells him the novel's male lead is no good, and orders him to make a comeback and strip away the lead's halo, or his account will be deleted and he'll have to start over?! Strip it away? Absolutely. If I don't, I'm no man! The male lead has supposedly become the disciple of a late-stage Soul Formation bigwig? Then Qin Yu wil 3.6kReads9.2Score72014d adds
30. 180 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5k14d adds
31. 181 算EN Fortune-Telling? My Life Is Yours! The Aloof, Alluring Best Actor's Sweet Pampering and Clinging Coaxing 算命？命给你！冷欲影帝甜宠缠哄 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Male-Male Romance + Yandere + Metaphysics + Showbiz + Comedy + Sweet Romance] After dying in a car accident, the deranged top-tier star and metaphysics master Jian Ran is bound to a System, and transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as a disposable stand-in. So... CEO A: “He's back. I suggest you pack your bags and leave tonight. Fill in whatever amount you want on the check.” Jian Ran: “?” I've been catching ghosts and protecting houses for ages. Is he finally pay 8.2kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
32. 182 快 Quick Transmigration: The God Has Been Forced by a Yandere Host Again 快穿：神明又被疯批宿主强迫了 Please Make Sure My Coke Has Ice可乐请务必加冰Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Unhinged, Coercive Romance + Villain Protagonist + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scumbags + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + 1v1, Both Powerful and Devoted] To repair damaged worldlines, quick transmigration System 9958 takes its Host, Qiu Ye, through three thousand worlds to complete missions. But Qiu Ye is unhinged. He's ruthless, and his combat strength is off the charts. First, he grabs the collar of the empire's God of War Alpha, his gaze dangerous: "Behave yourself. Don't make 11kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
33. 183 八 A Tough Mystic in the 1980s, With a Handsome Husband Waiting at Home 八零玄学悍妻，家有娇夫待签收 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A story set in a bygone era + Chinese metaphysics + mild supernatural elements + ghost-hunting + romance + strong heroine. No transmigration or rebirth; both leads are natives of the setting. [Brilliant, aloof genius with a goofy side, and no interest in men VS. A sharp-tongued, scheming, tsundere man with a poisonous-sweet manner] Tian Shiling, nicknamed Tianbao, is known in Qiantang Village as the coffin girl. Her mother died in childbirth, her father is unknown, and she was raised by the vill 46.1kReads9.2Score7k14d adds

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    The author is incredibly talented, incorporating many elements of Northeast China's supernatural world, including shamanism and spirit possession. There's no time travel or reincarnation; both the male and female leads are native to the region. The female lead is very sweet and possesses a powerful destiny. Her interactions with her grandmother are heartwarming. This author also has several other excellent period dramas, demonstrating meticulous research.

34. 184 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds

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    This is a recent masterpiece of the infinite flow horror genre, it's incredibly good!

35. 185 末 Apocalypse Stockpiling: I Don't Have Time to Play with You 末世囤货：姐没空陪你玩 Zhang Mujiu张穆九Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + reborn + hoarding supplies + storage space + unlimited supply duplication + not a self-sacrificing saint] Blizzards, extreme cold, extreme heat, earthquakes, tornadoes, molten rock from the Earth’s core... After struggling to survive in the apocalypse for four years, He Qiao is ultimately hacked to death by looters. Reborn on the very day the apocalypse begins, she seizes the initiative and unlocks her storage space. Shop, shop, shop; stockpile, stockpile, stockpile; deal with ever 5.7kReads8.5Score69814d adds

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    These are all pretty good. I absolutely love post-apocalyptic novels; I've read so many. These are some of the ones I've read recently.

36. 186 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Vicious Female Villain Becomes a Legend in the Apocalypse! 惊！恶毒女配觉醒后在末世封神！ Qiao Zheng翘峥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Apocalypse + reborn comeback + strong heroine adored by everyone + satisfying space-upgrade power fantasy + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + all the villains and cannon fodder change their fates + a CP, but not Wang Chen] The apocalypse arrived. But Ye Xi was controlled by the plot and turned into a vicious supporting female character hated by everyone. She watched helplessly as her older sister, Ye Yan, was manipulated and killed by the “male lead,” Wang Chen! In the end, she 34.2kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
37. 187 天 Disaster-Era Free Shopping: The Black Widow of the Apocalypse 天灾零元购之末世黑寡妇 Princess Taotao桃桃殿下Sci-Fi & Apocalypse979k WordsOngoing [Natural Disasters and the Apocalypse + Strong Female Lead + Tough Heroine + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Infrastructure Building + Mechanical Engineering + Overpowered Golden Finger] Smog, torrential rain, floods, epidemics, extreme heat, wildfires, acid rain, insect plagues, sandstorms… After struggling through five years of the apocalypse, Song Jiu dies with hatred in her heart, abandoned by her family and betrayed by her lover. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to one month 5.3kReads8.4Score57714d adds
38. 188 末 In the Apocalypse, I Lied to the Male Lead and Told Him I Was His Girlfriend 末世，我骗男主说我是他女朋友 Violent Moonlight暴烈月光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse660k WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Transmigrates into a Book as a Villainous Supporting Character + Male Lead with Amnesia + Spatial Power + Sweet, Delicate Beauty + Unhinged Male Lead] Qi Jinnuo transmigrates into a book and becomes the unhinged male lead’s gold-digging, villainous first love in a post-apocalyptic novel. She dumped him back when he was poor. After he became a wealthy young master in the capital, she shamelessly begged him to get back together. When he rejected her, she drugged him. He fought b 30.5kReads8.2Score3.3k14d adds
39. 189 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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40. 190 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds
41. 191 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.8kReads8.2Score97414d adds
42. 192 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score47414d adds
43. 193 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.3kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
44. 194 胎 Reborn into The Grave Robbers’ Chronicles, I Torment the Main Cast 胎穿盗笔，我狂虐主角团 Deep Meaning y深意yMystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Looks like a scheming sweet-talker, but is actually petty, short-tempered, and a severe chuunibyou + Ultimate Sister-Obsessed Brother + OOC Warning + Comedy + Absurdity + Heroine Isn’t a Saint, All Pairings, Beloved by Everyone + Don’t Overthink This Insane Story. If you like brainless saintly heroines, this isn’t for you. She only secretly protects the others and likes to bully the protagonist’s group, like kicking Zhang Qiling in the thigh and knocking herself on the back of the head...] Stru 8.9kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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45. 195 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Became Qi Jin 盗墓：我成了齐晋 Luvik from Yujiang Park渝江公园的鲁维克Mystery738k WordsCompleted A stunning, irresistible heroine and a growing cast of admirers + The pairings will emerge as I write + I'm a sucker for melodrama + A heroine who grows over time. I want to write a romance that's a little dramatic but still has some sense to it. (She won't be amazing right from the start or an effortlessly perfect Mary Sue, and I'll do my best to make everyone's affection for her feel believable. If that's not your thing, please don't read.) The pairings are so good. It's a ship-picking story, 5.3kReads8.8Score47614d adds
46. 196 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Rewrite the Plot and Laugh Myself Silly 盗墓：改写剧情的我，笑疯了 Deep Meaning y深意yMystery1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Some Plot Rewrites + Goofy Comedy + Cross-Dressing as a Man + Redemption: The heroine saves the supporting characters, while the main cast and the System save her. All directions. Plot changes early on, then the plot goes completely off the rails later.] Original title: I Laughed Myself Silly While Rewriting the Plot Don't be scared. I'm just a plain old psychopath. Qi Yi binds herself to a System and becomes the Qi family's “adopted son.” Her mission is to save the book's tragic suppo 16.5kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
47. 197 兽 Beasts of the Beast World, Don’t Fall Too Hard: She’s Only Flirting for Fun 兽世雄性别太爱，她就随便撩撩 Hot Enough?够火吗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beast World + Sweet Romance + Multiple Male Leads + Unexpected Contrasts + Everyday Life + No Catfights Between Women] Fighting champion Nan Yue transmigrates into a beast world. Severely undernourished even by the standards of its females, she reaches adulthood and decisively chooses a mate. The only problem is that apart from being handsome, he doesn't seem very strong. After activating a card-drawing System, she decides it's pretty useless. All it gives her are minor boosts to her physical a 5kReads9.0Score56814d adds
48. 198 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 31.6kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds
49. 199 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    Each character is distinct and has their own unique traits, showcasing the charm of women's various wonderful qualities to the fullest.

50. 200 重 When We Reunited, the Powerful Man's Eyes Turned Red; He Kissed Her and Whispered Sweet Nothings 重逢大佬红了眼，吻缠她，说情话 Jiu Jinli九金梨Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [The short drama “A Second Promise to Nanyin” is now streaming] (Reunion from the start + rekindled love + secret crush + devoted to each other + deeply devoted young heir fiercely spoils his wife as he wins her back) That year, Pei Jingmo swept into Xu Nanyin’s life like a sweet storm, conquering both her body and her heart. The wealthy young heir, a carefree playboy, lowered himself to dote on her endlessly, and she fell madly in love with him. When an engagement announcement for him and anoth 25.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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    This is great! Every character is so well-developed, it's so beautiful!!!

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